State bypolls: Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC loses

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in the western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K......

What Erode Win Means For Stalin's Politics

For now, the DMK can be expected to sound the bugle for Opposition unity at the national level, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin being greeted by Congress......

Over 70% voter turnout in 3 state assembly bypolls

Bypolls in three assembly constituencies in as many states passed off peacefully on Monday with around over 70 per cent voter turnout, though some technical glitches in electronic voting machine......

Cash for votes makes a return in TN's Erode bypoll

It is a sea of men clad in veshtis with distinctive party colour border design seeking votes with a smile and folded hands for their party candidates. The town is abuzz, with electioneering at its......

Tamil Nadu cancels land allotment for Coca Cola plant

The allotment of 71.34 acres of land for multinational Coca Cola's project in Tamil Nadu's Erode district has been cancelled by the government following stiff opposition from locals, agriculturists......

National Games: Aldrin qualifies for World C'ships; Rosy breaks national record

IMAGE: Jeswin Aldrin jumped 8.26m in his sixth and last attempt to win the gold and go past the World Championships qualifying mark of 8.25m. He also had two other 8m-plus jumps -- 8.07m amd......